Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1423 | 1139 | 860 | 576 | 495 | 495 | 504 | 1354 | 1763 | 2770 | 3463 | 3199 | 2294 | 1753 | 1325 | 1049 | 752 | 584 | 425 | 347 | 284 | 162 | 284 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:09AM1.96m | 6:43PM2.12m | 7:08AM1.92m | 7:41PM2.05m | 8:08AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.05m | 12:27PM-0.03m | 1:06AM0.06m | 1:25PM0.02m | 2:03AM0.09m | 2:23PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1423 | 1139 | 860 | 576 | 495 | 495 | 504 | 1354 | 1763 | 2770 | 3463 | 3199 | 2294 | 1753 | 1325 | 1049 | 752 | 584 | 425 | 347 | 284 | 162 | 284 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 4 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 18 | NE 5 | E 18 | NE 5 | NE 15 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 209 | 209 | 275 | 1 | 1019 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 36 | 39 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 37 | 33 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 94 | 166 | 177 | 280 | 237 | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 145 | 145 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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